Monday, April 25, 2011

Sorry for being away for a while... Things have been "interesting" lately, to say the least.

I have been on Spring Break for the past several days, (four, of which, I spent in New York meeting my new nephew, and Saturday I actually got to go on a "real date", with my husband), then there was Easter... Of course, before that, the teaching experience had it's "intrigues"... My White Knight has come through for me, so I will just "keep the faith", be grateful, and do what I do through the end of this very long, very strange, very complicated, very engaging and quite fruitful school year...

The fun part of my Spring Break started in New York, with my sister, Alexia, brother-in-law, Sean, and new nephew, Desmond... Four-months old, and saaaaaaweet as can be!

Was I right? Or, was I RIGHT??... Smart, sweet, easy-going, and he loves his Aunt Pammy, of course!

I also went to an incredible French bistro in Hell's Kitchen, with Alexia and Desmond, while I was visiting... Yummy pastries, coffee, and FAB eggs!... Plus, we saw this mural, which I had to photograph for my students... If you knew what we just went through, with the design of the student handbook, you would know why my kids will find this mural humorous, not to mention very cool!

Let's see... For Easter, Josie and I decorated some extra fun eggs... Monster eggs, to be precise... And, they turned out AWESOME! Plus, we had a lot of fun doing them together...

And, finally... Since Summer is coming, and I want to boost my scrapping habits again, I have decided to enter another competition... It is for a site that I find worthy, because they advocate writing/journaling about personal aspects and "big ideas", not just the typical "potty training and birthday stories"... So, I have added two SLIDESHOWS to the left side-bar, which feature my artwork and scrapbooking.

Eventually, I will be adding other SLIDESHOWS... Details of techniques, page design work, student work, school assignments, etc... Please feel free to peruse what I have added... I appreciate your .02, as always...

Friday, April 1, 2011

Go to the mattresses... I have to admit it (sorry all of you Godfather fans out there), but the first time I heard this phrase was while watching the movie You've Got Mail. Tom Hanks' character advises Meg Ryan's character, through anonymous instant messaging to, "Go to the mattresses", in order to save her business. (If you are interested in the possible origins of this phrase, as I was, check out this LINK.)

I have someone, in particular, right now who is my White Night. This person is "going to the mattresses" for me, and for my job. I am blessed and grateful for this person, and honored that all of my hard work has not gone unnoticed. (Please keep your fingers crossed with me... Go White Knight! My students deserve a hero, and so do I! Let's show our kids that we really are all about kids!)

PS... Just realized, I have another couple of people doing everything they can for me, and I thank them too! (Here's to keeping positive, and to others doing the right thing for my students too!)

In addition, I would be horribly remiss in not extending my undying gratitude to those of you who have been here for me, and who have helped me accomplish so much... I could not have finished my Culminating Project paper without the editorial expertise of my husband and my friend Ann... I would have been a dead duck!

And, I could not have even imagined getting through any of this without all of you... I am blessed!